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Leh (/ ˈ l eɪ /) [2] is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [3] It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. [4] It is the capital of Ladakh since the Medieval Period. [4]
The valley, located in the Leh district, provides a harmonious mix of stunning natural landscapes and authentic Ladakhi culture, making it a great choice for those looking for tranquility and excitement. [4] The word "Sham" in the native dialect means "west," signaling where it is situated in Ladakh.
Magnet Hill or Nimoo-Leh Magnet Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. [5] Due to the surrounding geographical features, it has an optical illusion where vehicles seem to roll uphill in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill. [6] It is 7.5 km southeast of Nimo and 26.5 km west of Leh on Srinagar-Ladakh road.
Including April, the world's average temperature was the highest on record for a 12-month period - 1.61 degrees Celsius above the average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
Khardung La (Tibetan: མཁར་གདོང་ལ་, Wylie: mkhar gdong la, THL: khar dong la) or Khardung Pass is a mountain pass in the Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The pass is on the Ladakh Range , north of Leh , and connects the Indus river valley and the Shyok river valley.
The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan [ 3 ] [ 4 ] At 76 km (47 mi) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas . [ 5 ]
Sham Valley, nicknamed the "Apricot Valley", [1] is a Himalayan valley along the Indus River and NH1 - Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway [2] [3] [4] in the Sham district [5] of the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh. [6] The valley is located around 170 kilometres from Kargil and 180 kilometres from the Ladakh's capital Leh. [7]
Khalatse (Wylie: mkhar la rtse, THL: khar la tsé), often written as Khaltse or Khalsi, is the headquarters of the eponymous subdivision, block and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located 95 km from Leh city on the old main road to Kargil , where it crosses the Indus over an iron bridge. [ 3 ]